Tag: Indianapolis

Indianapolis resident shoots cousin during home invasion

INDIANAPOLIS — It was at 4 a.m., two hours before Sunday’s dawn, when Darrell Gibbs was awakened by the sound of six to eight gunshots that were fired out of the back of his house, which is located in the 800 block of Denison Street on the southwest side of Indianapolis. ”I was in bed […]

No AC? Here’s where to stay cool in Indianapolis amid heat wave

As excessive heat and humidity arrives in Indianapolis, city government has provided a list of public cooling centers residents can go for relief from the first 90-plus days of the year. Splash pads, pools, Indy Parks Family Centers and public libraries will be open during normal business hours to help residents, especially those without access […]

Fox Sports Snares Indianapolis 500 and NTT IndyCar Series From NBC

The Indianapolis 500 is racing to Fox after circling the track many years at NBC IndyCar announced Thursday that Fox would become the new home of the NTT IndyCar Series and the iconic race starting in 2025. The new pact means Fox will have rights to two of auto-racing’s best known events — the Indianapolis […]

Indianapolis Summer Learning Goes Statewide

The Boys and Girls Clubs in the South Bend, Indiana area had to turn away 800 students from its summer learning program last year — even though many of the children who didn’t get a spot were academically two years behind after the pandemic. That bothered Jacqueline Kronk, CEO of the clubs in St. Joseph […]

Man shot and killed Saturday on west side of Indianapolis, IMPD says

A man died early Saturday after he was shot near the 3800 block of West Michigan Street in Indianapolis, according to police. Officers of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Southwest District responded to the area at about 1 a.m. after reports a person had been shot. The man died shortly after emergency medical services arrived […]

Indianapolis’ police union keeps getting paid and trashing the city anyway

The Indianapolis police union is a malignant force. It capitalizes on tragedies to warn of more, escalating tragedies unless the union gets what it wants. Every year, the city gives the union what it wants. The union’s response? It trashes Indianapolis as an uninhabitable wasteland where criminals rule, aided by sympathetic judges, and where police […]

Republicans nominate dead woman for Indianapolis House seat

Jennifer Pace has been declared the winner of the GOP primary in Indiana’s 7th district. There’s just one problem: she died two months ago. Republicans are expected to convene to choose someone else to run in the solidly Democratic seat. On Tuesday, Republicans in Indiana nominated a woman who has been dead for two months […]

Indianapolis apartment fire that displaced 12 children ruled an arson

INDIANAPOLIS — Fire investigators are probing a blaze that erupted at an apartment building early Tuesday morning after they determined the flames were intentionally set. According to the Indianapolis Fire Department, crews were called about a car on fire in a carport shortly before 2:45 a.m. at a complex on the northeast side of the […]